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What is the name of Cal Poly's live animal mascot?

Cal the Horse

Musty

Chase

The Mustang

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What are Cal Poly's official colors?

Green and Gold

Green and Brown

White and Green

Black and Tan

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In what year was Cal Poly founded?

1901

1879

1967

1900

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How many floors are there in the Kennedy Library?

3

4

6

5

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Which of these is NOT a local hike near Cal Poly?

Bishop Peak

The P

Mt. San Jacinto

Cerro San Luis

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What is the name of Cal Poly's athletic stadium?

Mustang Stadium

John Madden Stadium

Alex Spanos Stadium

Poly Bowl

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Which of the following has NOT been a name of the Cal Poly student newspaper?

The Mustang Daily

The Polygram

The Polymath

El Mustang

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What happens in downtown San Luis Obispo every Thursday night?

All the stores close

A pool party

A parade

A farmers' market

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How many students attend Cal Poly?

50,000

32,000

17,000

21,000

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Which of the following sports is NOT found at Cal Poly?

Curling

Polo

Quidditch

Golf

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Where is Cal Poly's sister campus located?

Paso Robles

Fresno

San Francisco

Pomona

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When did current Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong take office?

2015

2011

1980

2000

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What's the name of the freshman and transfer orientation at the beginning of each school year?

Week of Welcome

New Student Week

SOAR

Riding High!

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What place at Cal Poly is commonly referred to as the Architecture Graveyard?

A museum in the architecture building

The place where old architecture professors are buried

A collection of models of demolished campus buildings in Kennedy Library

A collection of architecture projects in the hills behind campus

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Who was the longest-serving president of Cal Poly?

Julian McPhee

Margaret Chase

Robert E. Kennedy

Warren Baker

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Which of these is not a Cal Poly residence hall?

Siskiyou

Sierra Madre

Sequoia

Cerro Vista

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Which of the following is NOT the name of a college at Cal Poly?

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

College of Science and Mathematics

College of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Environmental Issues

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Which parody song did Weird Al Yankovic record as a student at Cal Poly?

Word Crimes (parody of Blurred Lines)

Eat It (parody of Beat It)

Amish Paradise (parody of Gangsta's Paradise)

My Bologna (parody of My Sharona)

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Which of the following is a student-favorite barbecue restaurant in San Luis Obispo?

Fat Boy's

Woodstock's

Firestone Grill

Splash Cafe

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In what famous parade does Cal Poly have an official float every year?

Mardi Gras

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Tournament of Roses Parade

San Francisco Pride Parade

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